Man on Wire

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biographical documentary film documentary film

Man on Wire is a 2008 documentary film that chronicles Philippe Petit's daring 1974 high-wire walk between the Twin Towers of New York's World Trade Center.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	biographical documentary film ⓘ documentary film ⓘ
awardReceived	Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature ⓘ BAFTA Award for Best Film ⓘ surface form: BAFTA Award for Best British Film BAFTA Award for Best Documentary ⓘ Sundance Film Festival World Cinema Audience Award: Documentary ⓘ Sundance Film Festival World Cinema Audience Award: Documentary ⓘ surface form: Sundance Film Festival World Cinema Jury Prize: Documentary
awardReceivedYear	2009 ⓘ
basedOn	To Reach the Clouds ⓘ
basedOnAuthor	Philippe Petit ⓘ
cinematographyBy	Igor Martinovic ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United Kingdom ⓘ United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
depictsEvent	Philippe Petit's 1974 high-wire walk between the Twin Towers ⓘ
director	James Marsh ⓘ
distributor	Magnolia Pictures ⓘ
editedBy	Jinx Godfrey ⓘ
genre	biographical film ⓘ documentary ⓘ
hasFormat	home video release ⓘ theatrical film ⓘ
hasPosterTagline	1974. 1350 feet up. The artistic crime of the century. ⓘ
MetacriticScore	high critical acclaim ⓘ
musicBy	Michael Nyman ⓘ
narrator	Philippe Petit ⓘ
notableFor	portrayal of illegal high-wire act between Twin Towers ⓘ
originalLanguage	English ⓘ
producer	Simon Chinn ⓘ
releaseYear	2008 ⓘ
RottenTomatoesRating	near 100 percent ⓘ
runningTime	94 minutes ⓘ
settingLocation	New York City ⓘ World Trade Center Twin Towers ⓘ surface form: World Trade Center
starring	Annie Allix ⓘ Jean-Louis Blondeau NERFINISHED ⓘ Philippe Petit ⓘ
subject	Philippe Petit ⓘ World Trade Center Twin Towers ⓘ surface form: World Trade Center high-wire walking ⓘ
timePeriodDepicted	1974 ⓘ
titleOrigin	inspired by police report description "man on wire" ⓘ
worldPremiereEvent	Sundance Film Festival ⓘ
worldPremiereYear	2008 ⓘ
writer	James Marsh ⓘ Philippe Petit ⓘ

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Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature → notableWinner → Man on Wire ⓘ

The Walk → partlyInspiredBy → Man on Wire ⓘ